Word Origin & History

1650s, "of one's own country," from French patriotique or directly from Late Latin patrioticus, from Greek patriotikos, from patriotes (see patriot). Meaning "loyal, supporting one's own country" is from 1757. Related: Patriotical.

Example Sentences for unpatriotic

The legislator who puts them in another order is doing an unholy and unpatriotic thing.

The principal shopkeepers of Monaghan have unpatriotic names.

It seems a most unpatriotic proceeding to pay them in German money.

Remember, not all the German-Americans in this country are unpatriotic.

I could not think that he was so vain, so greedy, so selfish, and so unpatriotic.

Let alliances of marriage with the English be stamped as unpatriotic.

It is not unpatriotic to hold that opinion if a man is a Douglas man.

At least, if he does so, he earns for himself the character of an unpatriotic poltroon.

A person with no opinion on public affairs is a coward and unpatriotic.